Tables: Fertility Rates in Low Birth-Rate Countries, 1996-2011
(March 2012) PRB has updated “Fertility Rates in Low Birth-Rate Countries, 1996 to Most Recent Year,” showing birth rate trends in low-fertility countries.
Area of Expertise: Population Dynamics and Planning
Fertility Rates in Low Birth-Rate Countries, 1996-2011
(March 2012) PRB has updated “Fertility Rates in Low Birth-Rate Countries, 1996 to Most Recent Year,” showing birth rate trends in low-fertility countries.
Infographic. How Does Wealth Affect Health in Sub-Saharan Africa? A PRB Infographic
Presentation Slides: Population and Economic Development 2012 Data Sheet
(March 2012) PRB’s Population and Economic Development 2012 Data Sheet, with 21 indicators from 140 low- and middle-income countries, presents a complex picture of countries still struggling with economic challenges and inequalities, while others are making significant headway.
Population and Economic Development 2012 Data Sheet (PDF)
(March 2012) PRB’s Population and Economic Development 2012 Data Sheet, with 21 indicators from 140 low- and middle-income countries, presents a complex picture of countries still struggling with economic challenges and inequalities, while others are making significant headway.
PRB Discuss Online: Africa’s Demographic Challenges
(2012) Of the 48 least developed countries in the world, 33 are located in sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, this region stands out with the highest birth rates in the world.
How Changing Age Structure and Urbanization Will Affect Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2012) Sub-Saharan Africa’s population will likely more than double by 2050 even if fertility drops steadily, from 856 million today to almost 2 billion people.
Population and Food Security: Africa’s Challenge (Part 2)
(2012) Almost two of every three people in sub-Saharan Africa live in a rural area, relying principally on small-scale agriculture for their livelihood. Improving agriculture on small farms is critical to reducing hunger.
Population and Food Security: Africa’s Challenge (Part 1)
(2012) Nearly 240 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, or one person in every four, lack adequate food for a healthy and active life, and record food prices and drought are pushing more people into poverty and hunger.
Policy Brief: Population and Food Security: Africa’s Challenge (Part 1)
(2012) Nearly 240 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, or one person in every four, lack adequate food for a healthy and active life, and record food prices and drought are pushing more people into poverty and hunger.